Social Security What’s Really Going to Happen When Social Security Runs Out of Money While both Presidential candidates maintained their distance from what was once known as the "third rail of politics," it might be time to take a reasoned look at what is happening to the ability of Social Security to meet its obligations in the future.
Cybersecurity Tech Smart: Put All Your Medical Records On Your Phone It’s a pretty safe bet your personal info and health data might be at risk.
Interesting As 3G Rides Off into the Sunset, What Cars Are Affected? For years, you've heard about 5G's potential for rapidly increased data speeds on our digital devices. Fantastic. But to get there, the cellular carriers and Federal Communications Commission claim they have to shut down older 3G networks.
Social Security The Psychology Behind Starting Social Security at 62 Social Security supplies a substantial share, and often the majority, of a retiree’s income.
Taxes Final IRS Regulations: Important News on RMDs and Beneficiaries On July 18, 2024, the IRS released final regulations on required minimum distributions (RMDs) and beneficiary options.
Interesting How to Reach Financial Freedom: 12 Habits to Get You There Financial freedom — having enough savings, investments, and cash on hand to afford the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family — is an important goal for many people.
Medicare 2024 Medicare Open Enrollment Period Offers Chance To Stay Ahead Of Costly Part D Changes Open Enrollment is one of the most important times for Medicare beneficiaries. However, just 3 in 10 beneficiaries review their coverage every year.
Interesting How Safe Is Venmo, and Is It Free? Venmo is a free peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app available for iPhones and Android phones.
Interesting Fifteen Websites You’ll Wish You Knew About Sooner Dig in, and I’ll bet you’ll find at least a couple you just have to visit.
Interesting 50 Best Summer Budgeting Tips for Families Summer is expensive for families. With the kids home from school, your grocery bills will undoubtedly go up.
Interesting 4 Common Airline Fees — And How to Avoid Them When shopping for flights, the price in the online travel search engines may not be the total cost of the flight you can expect to pay.
Interesting Work From Home Jobs Are in Demand and Often Pay More You want to work from home but make money like you've got an office job, right?
Credit/Debt/Loans Do You Have Too Much Debt? Wondering if you have too much debt? Looking into your debt-to-income ratio can help answer your question.
Taxes Your Property Tax Assessment: What Does It Mean? Property taxes are a primary source of revenue for many local governments.
Cybersecurity 144 Million Medical Records Hacked Over 144 million Americans' medical information was stolen or exposed last year.
Investing Common Misconceptions About ETFs For decades, mutual funds have offered professional portfolio management, diversification, and convenience to investors who lack the time or means to trade their portfolios profitably.
Taxes When Should You Adjust Your W-4 Withholdings? In accordance with the U.S. tax system, most individuals take the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) approach.
Interesting Are Online Banks Safe? If they’re FDIC-insured, online banks are as safe as traditional brick-and-mortar banks in many ways.
Interesting A Five-Point Plan for Financial Success Getting yourself on sound financial footing is a lot like building a successful business. It can be a decades-long enterprise requiring planning, skill, patience, and a little bit of luck.
Retirement How to Find an Old 401(k) Account Workers change jobs every 4.2 years on average, according to the most recent Employee Tenure Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Interesting Twelve Habits to Get You to Financial Freedom Financial freedom — having enough savings, investments, and cash on hand to afford the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family — is an important goal for many people.
Interesting Financial New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep The good news about New Year's resolutions is that you get a fresh crack at them each year.
Taxes Tax Prep Checklist: What to Gather Before Filing There are five categories of tax information you must collect to successfully file your tax return.
Estate Planning How to Put Together Your Legacy Drawer If your family loves you unconditionally now – and they probably do – there’s an easy way to keep that love alive after you’re gone.
Interesting Eight Tips To Help You Control Holiday Spending It can be easy to go overboard on holiday shopping.
